Piano chords · Pop heartbeat
How to play Gods And Monsters on piano
By Lana Del Rey
- G# minor
- 4/4
- 110 BPM
- Medium
Play the full song with sheet music
Learn Gods And Monsters in 5 steps
The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.
- 1
Chords: G#m – E – F# – B
How it goes
Gods And Monsters sits in G# minor: G# is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: G#m is G#, B and D#; E is E, G# and B; F# is F#, A# and C#; B is B, D# and F#. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
G#miEVIF#VIIBIII- G#mG# · B · D#
- EE · G# · B
- F#F# · A# · C#
- BB · D# · F#
- 2
Left hand: Dancing heartbeat
How it goes
Notes dance around the beats, pushing ahead on the “ands”. Musicians call it root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4& (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in 245 songs of the library.
- 3
Right hand: Woodpecker taps
How it goes
A chord, then a high note tapping again and again like a woodpecker. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
- 4
Both hands at 110 BPM
How it goes
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
- 5
Ending: E – F# – G#m
How it goes
The last chords are bVI – bVII – i, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
EF#G#m
Play next
Questions about Gods And Monsters
What chords are in Gods And Monsters?
The loop is G#m – E – F# – B (i – bVI – bVII – bIII) in G# minor, and the song ends on E – F# – G#m.
What key is Gods And Monsters in?
G# minor, at about 110 beats a minute in 4/4.
What does the left hand play in Gods And Monsters?
Dancing heartbeat: root bass · 1 · 2& · 3 · 3& · 4&, an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.
Is Gods And Monsters easy to play on piano?
It is a medium one: learn the 4 chords as blocks first, then add the left hand, then the right, slowly.
Made from one arrangement of this song: the left and right hands are the patterns these scores repeat most.